 He sent the texts to Memel (Klaipėda) to publish but the publisher instead turned the texts to the police.Akelaitis also published "Giesmes nabożnos", a Lithuanian translation of two Polish patriotic hymns, "Bogurodzica" (Mother of God) and "" (God, Save Poland), which were likely translated by Akelaitis or by Antanas Baranauskas.Akelaitis went into hiding frequently changing his location and eventually fleeing to Paris.