▁as ▁his ▁deput ies . ▁In ▁Germany , ▁Pur ick is ▁worked ▁to ▁gar ner ▁support ▁for ▁Wilhelm ▁Karl , ▁Duke ▁of ▁U rach , ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁King ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁Duke ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁gathered ▁bi ographical ▁information ▁and ▁character ▁references , ▁and ▁obtained ▁his ▁tent ative ▁agreement ▁to ▁become ▁King ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁Pur ick is ▁and ▁Mart yn as ▁Y č as ▁draft ed ▁a ▁twelve - point ▁list ▁of ▁conditions ▁that ▁that ▁the ▁Duke ▁had ▁to ▁accept ▁before ▁his ▁election . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁voted ▁confident ial ly ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁her edit ary ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁Pur ick is ▁delivered ▁the ▁decision ▁and ▁list ▁of ▁conditions ▁to ▁Duke ▁Wilhelm ▁Karl ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁apparent ▁Karl ▁G ero ▁and ▁they ▁accepted ▁it ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁officially ▁elected ▁Duke ▁Wilhelm ▁Karl ▁as ▁Mind aug as ▁II , ▁King ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁That ▁caused ▁a ▁crisis ▁within ▁the ▁council ▁as ▁four ▁it ▁its ▁members ▁res igned ▁in ▁protest . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁six ▁new ▁members ▁– ▁including ▁Pur ick is ▁– ▁were ▁co - opt ed . ▁However , ▁Pur ick is ▁continued ▁to ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Germany ▁working ▁on ▁Lith uan ian ▁diplom atic ▁issues ▁and