Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-05

Loan Figure Is Sergeant Edgar
HaiIyburton Of Stony Point, N. G.
Another case Of fame going to the
wrong person. A short time ago the
announcement was made that the
sturdy young American who stands
in the foreground Of the first Ger
man official photograph Of Ameri-
can prisoners and defies his captors
was Sergeant Leith Of Schnectady.
N. Y. and he was the model for Dali
Inns now famous Liberty Loan statue.
1t has now been discovered that it
was Sergeant Edgar NJ. Hallyburton,
son of Mrs. Pride Hallyburton of
Stony Point, N. c. who annoyed the
German photographer and refused to
cringe when the German officers
questioned him. The discovery was
the result of a letter received by
Cyrus E. Dallin. tho sculptor. who
produced the statue. Captured but
not Conquered"
The photograph Of the American
prisoner inspired the sculptor, and he
used the figure Of the outstanding
young American soldier as his model,
without knowing his name.
Like everybody else, Mr.. Dallin
thought the figure Of the statuette
was that of Sergeant Leith. A little
later on Sergeant Leith exploded this
by announcing that he was not cap
tured.
Later STILL in fact only the other
day, Mr.. Dallin received a letter from
Charles o. Carrier Of Irving, Ill.,, in
which the latter stated that he was
acquainted with the original of the
statuette and the photograph and
that it was none other than Sergeant
! Hallyburton. Mr.. Dallin. puzzled.
sent this letter to John K. Allen, pub
hcity director of the Liberty Loans
in New England.
Considerable correspondence fol-
lowed, concluding with a letter from
Mrs. HaIlyburton herself. positively
identifying her son, who has been in
the army nearly 10 years, and was
captured on November 8, 1917.
Mr.. Aliens letter to Mr. Dallin fol-
! lows:
Our use of the statuette struck a
nigh note in publicity. and those
which were sent to the various cities
in New England have found their
way either into public libraries or art
museums. and the New England Lib
erty Loan committee has received au-
pretiative letters acknowledging
their receipt.
The letter of Mr.. Allen to Mrs.
Hallyburton reads:
Charles O. Carrier. of. Irvine TN.
nols' mas written to Mr.. Cyrus E. Dali
I'm stating, that the original Of his
! statuette Captured but not Con-
quered' is your son, Edgar NJ, HalIv-
burton
"nen the reproduction OF the MIC
ture originally published in the Ger
man Illustrated papers, was produced
~ tne american newspapers, the SOL
oler was identified as Sergeant Lett,
or schenectady, N. Y, Later we
found the Identification was inac.
| curate. as letter was received from
sergeant Leith by his brother. stat
ing mat ne had rot been captu-ed.
&c T'orv dasi~ah,e that we shor,d
establish the identity OF the subject
" This statuette. 1t played an trt-
portant part in the third Iihertv
Loan campaign in New England.
| WIN you have the kindness to write
me II the young man was your SON
ana will be happy if you can send
me Photograph of him which r can
place reside the statuette which is
now on my desk.
trust that I am not asking too
nlucfl OF you and that you will CO.
operate with us in this imnor+ant
historical incident"
Mrs. Hallyburtcn's reply. conc,, ),
slvely identities her son:
we are glad to answer vour 10.
Ter sergeant Edgar NJ. Hallvhurto,
IS our son and was captured on No,
., 1917, in the first fight for ,rou,,;
nperty' We would be glad to know
more ABOUT the statuette. We wou,6
,iAe copy of it. We are GLAD -
hnow that our son has in anv wa,
heipeo in the Liberty Loan. Pic. %
give us the details. 'Ss'
we are sending, as You reouev+oI,
ms photograph. It is the oniv L;ns
we nave and it has been taken sow
snne' as ne has been in the seruiao
Ior ABOUT nine years. He is now 90 90
years old and Joined the armv ~
- u years old. We would he .,os
70 near from you again and viii so ho
oI any service we can" VIC
| copied from Boston s,,a
July 7, 1918. ay Fost,
| While Clyde W. Savage. q n,;,,,
tne American army. w.s
| prisoner of war in Germany go
1uly a. when he was taken ~ ~.
Lorraine front. he kept d;on,, 'ne
ms ne in the prisons of strassh,... y.
ana Rastatt and during his stsv ;,s
france after he was repatriated "
me diary shows the dun das,,, ne.
WHICH was experienced in the c.
man prisons and also shows -.
Sraa s,eas work of the American Red
Sross and verifies the word. -
praise OF Pvt. Savage for that ~
sanlzation about which he savs or.
~ were not for the Red Cross ill.,.
~ouid be very few of the nrisone.e
come home alive" A'oners
Inc boys were kept alive hv a..
1000 sent from Berne. Sw;tza.,.s .ns
anu tnere would have been ,,an..
e" american prisoners come ,on.s
ne says II they had been ohli.as -.
depend on what a. hScu TO