[1] He started a campaign of political activities and held the first Lithuanian conferences during World War I to obtain freedom for Lithuania.

[4] He communicated the cruel treatment the Lithuanians were receiving from the German military when they were occupying Lithuania to the French authorities.

[1] 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.

[1] Because of his German government contacts during World War I, he ultimately "became virtually an unperson" in Lithuanian history despite his efforts to liberate the country.

[1] Gabrys is the only leading Lithuanian liberation political advocate during World War I to write his memoirs in a Western language.