▁could ▁leave ▁Lith u ani ans ▁even ▁more ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁union ▁with ▁Poland ▁( see ▁Mi ędz ym or ze ). ▁The ▁local ▁P MO ▁dis reg arded ▁his ▁recommend ations ▁and ▁launched ▁the ▁u pr ising . ▁While ▁locally ▁successful , ▁it ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁nation wide ▁coup . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁a ▁Lith uan ian ▁counter - dem on str ation ▁was ▁st aged . ▁Its ▁participants ▁read ▁al oud ▁a ▁recently ▁issued ▁rec ruit ing ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁volunte er ▁army : ▁" C it iz ens ! ▁Our ▁nation ▁is ▁in ▁danger ! ▁To ▁arms ! ▁We ▁shall ▁leave ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁occup ant ▁on ▁our ▁lands !" ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁My kol as ▁S le že vi č ius ▁visited ▁Se j ny ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁Lith u ani ans ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁lands ▁" to ▁the ▁end , ▁however ▁they ▁can , ▁with ▁axes , ▁pitch f ork s ▁and ▁sc yth es ". ▁According ▁to ▁Les č ius , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁command ▁in ▁Se j ny ▁had ▁only ▁ 2 6 0 ▁inf antry ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁caval ry ▁personnel , ▁stretch ed ▁along ▁the ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁defense . ▁There ▁were ▁only ▁ 1 0 ▁Lith uan ian ▁gu ards ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁cler ical ▁staff ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁itself . ▁Ma ńcz uk ▁and