[2] The newspaper published news from abroad and Lithuania as well as articles on issues of Lithuanian education, religion, culture in Latvia.
[1] Due to the outbreak of World War I, there was a pent up demand for news and Bikinas wanted to increase the publication frequency to three times a week.
[3] He convinced his old acquaintance priest Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas to move from Laižuva to Riga and help him edit Rygos garsas.
Bikinas and Tumas bought out the newspaper from Bajoras for 600 rubles[3] and increased the publication frequency to three times a week from January to July 1915.
[1] Tumas was promised a salary of 30 rubles a month for his editorial work, but due to financial difficulties did not receive it.