in polish-ruled belarus , as many as one in four polish adult males were seized , beaten or tortured , thrown into vans or railway cars , and shipped off to russia , few of them ever to return to poland and none at all to dolhinov itself.xlvii used as slave miners , farmhands , and lumberjacks , with no quarter for the young or old , riddled with disease , they were given inadequate clothing and shelter in harsh climates .