ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv ˌɛdɪtˈoːɹɪəl bˈoːɹd ʌvðə dʒˈɜːnəl lˈiːpsnə ðə flˈeɪm ɪn vˈɪlnɪəs.
In 1919 he was appointed a secretary of editorial board of the journal Liepsna (The Flame) in Vilnius.