▁sugar ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 . ▁Since ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁funds ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁supplies , ▁A vi ž on is ▁found ▁Zach arias ▁Mil ik ov sky , ▁a ▁former ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁two ▁train ▁cars ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁train ▁car ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁fill ▁up ▁with ▁other ▁goods ▁for ▁his ▁business . ▁The ▁cars ▁would ▁travel ▁under ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁exem ption ▁and ▁thus ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁ins pected ▁by ▁police ▁or ▁custom ▁officers . ▁Pur ick is , ▁not ▁wanting ▁to ▁risk ▁an ▁incident ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁and ▁not ▁having ▁other ▁means ▁of ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁promise , ▁approved ▁the ▁deal . ▁Lith uan ian ▁counter - int elligence , ▁led ▁by ▁, ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁affair ▁and ▁stopped ▁the ▁train ▁in ▁J oni š k is ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁An ▁ins pection ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁cars ▁revealed ▁ 2 9 9 ▁boxes ▁of ▁sugar ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 ▁b ags ▁of ▁whe at ▁fl our , ▁but ▁also ▁ 1 9 4 ▁boxes ▁( al most ▁) ▁of ▁sac char in , ▁ 1 3 ▁boxes ▁with ▁food st uff s ▁( s aus age , ▁c ocoa , ▁but ter , ▁app les , ▁past a , ▁rice , ▁etc .), ▁ ▁of ▁c oca