▁organ izing ▁relief ▁for ▁Lith uan ian ▁war ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁As ▁Germany ▁was ▁losing ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁of ▁Prince ▁Maxim ilian ▁of ▁Baden ▁allowed ▁Lith u ani ans ▁to ▁form ▁their ▁own ▁government . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁August inas ▁Vol dem ar as ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁cabinet ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education , ▁but ▁ ▁was ▁chosen ▁instead . ▁Pur ick is ▁once ▁again ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁Lith u ania , ▁German ▁military ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Wars ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁financial ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁re est ab lished ▁Lith uan ian ▁State , ▁and ▁official ▁de ▁j ure ▁recognition . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁J urg is ▁Š a ul ys ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁represent ▁Lith u ania ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Pur ick is ▁became ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁En vo ys ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Minister ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Germany . ▁Living ▁conditions ▁were ▁difficult ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁post - war ▁cha os ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 1 9 ; ▁in ▁a ▁surv iving ▁letter ▁to ▁, ▁Pur ick is ▁asked ▁send ▁him ▁food . ▁Despite ▁the ▁difficulties , ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Pur ick is ▁organized ▁a ▁society ▁to ▁provide ▁financial ▁aid ▁to ▁Lith uan ian