From August 1920 to February 1921 he was the local commander of the Polish Military Organisation. In the III Silesian Uprising he commanded first Opole battalion. In 1923 he was arrested in Frankfurt am Main accused of espionage. After 3 years he was released thanks to intervention of the Nuncio. He returned to Upper Silesia and began working in Katowice in Voivodship office. He wrote for the local newspapers including: "Tygodnik Illustrowany", "Zwrot" and "Polonia". In 1938 he was awarded by the Polish Literature Academy with a golden Laurus.