▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁of ▁War ▁S uffer ers . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁Pur ick is ▁expanded ▁and ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁L itu ania ▁student ▁society ▁into ▁a ▁society ▁that ▁provided ▁support ▁to ▁Lith uan ian ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁after ▁breaking ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁Polish ▁committee , ▁the ▁society ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁further ▁expanded ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁relief ▁for ▁all ▁war ▁vict ims ▁and ▁refuge es . ▁Pur ick is ▁became ▁secretary ▁of ▁a ▁six - person ▁committee ▁that ▁organized ▁the ▁world - wide ▁don ation ▁drive ▁on ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Day ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁as ▁declared ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XV . ▁Pur ick is ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Marse ille ▁to ▁mail ▁the ▁appeal ▁for ▁don ation ▁to ▁b ish ops ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁personally ▁visited ▁French ▁b ish ops ▁and ▁pri ests ▁prom oting ▁the ▁don ation ▁drive . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁L itu ania ▁joined ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Information ▁Bureau ▁established ▁by ▁Ju oz as ▁Gab rys ▁and ▁Pur ick is ▁became ▁b ureau ' s ▁collabor ator . ▁The ▁b ureau ▁published ▁two ▁month ly ▁mag az ines , ▁Pro ▁L itu ania ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁Lit au en ▁in ▁German . ▁Pur ick is ▁wrote ▁many ▁articles ▁for ▁these