Juozas Gabrys was born on February 22,1880, in the town of Garliava, near the city of Kaunas, Lithuania.
13 Facts About Juozas Gabrys
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Juozas Gabrys went to the Garliava primary school starting at the age of seven.
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Juozas Gabrys graduated with a law degree from the University of Odessa in 1907.
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Juozas Gabrys started a campaign of political activities and held the first Lithuanian conferences during World War I to obtain freedom for Lithuania.
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Juozas Gabrys's campaigns were financed by Lithuanian immigrants of the United States and the German Foreign Ministry.
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Juozas Gabrys published articles in more than fifty European newspapers for his campaigns, sometimes bribing editors to get them through.
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Juozas Gabrys communicated the cruel treatment the Lithuanians were receiving from the German military when they were occupying Lithuania to the French authorities.
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Juozas Gabrys called upon the Allies of World War I for assisting against German occupation.
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Juozas Gabrys involved the Vatican in a worldwide collection of millions of Swiss francs for Lithuanian victims of war, which ultimately ended up in his personal bank accounts.
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Juozas Gabrys labelled himself "Count of Garlawa" in his memoirs.
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In 1919, with the help of the French, Juozas Gabrys unsuccessfully attempted to get a Lithuanian government position.
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Juozas Gabrys died on 26 July 1951 at Corsier-sur-Vevey in Switzerland.
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Juozas Gabrys is the only leading Lithuanian liberation political advocate during World War I to write his memoirs in a Western language.