ud zi ński , ▁the ▁final ▁details ▁were ▁arranged . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Governor ▁von ▁Bes eler ▁at ▁Wars aw ▁issued ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁November , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁promised ▁that ▁a ▁Polish ▁state ▁would ▁be ▁created , ▁without ▁specifying ▁any ▁future ▁Polish ▁r uler , ▁Polish ▁borders ▁or ▁system ▁of ▁govern ance ▁and , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁had ▁the ▁Royal ▁Castle ▁decor ated ▁with ▁Polish ▁flags . ▁The ▁Aust rian ▁Governor - General ▁K uk ▁issued ▁a ▁similar ▁pro clam ation ▁at ▁Lub lin . ▁A ▁pro - G erman ▁fa ction ▁led ▁by ▁W ład ys ław ▁Stud nick i ▁existed ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁gain ▁any ▁significant ▁backing ▁among ▁Polish ▁population . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁pro clam ation , ▁the ▁German ▁governor - general ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁issued ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁for ▁military ▁rec ruit ment , ▁resulting ▁in ▁Polish ▁protest s ▁which ▁especially ▁de cri ed ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁Polish ▁government . ▁ ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁a ▁Pro vis ional ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁() ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁government , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁members ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁and ▁ten ▁by ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁authorities . ▁The ▁magn ate ▁W ac law ▁Niem oj owski ▁was ▁appointed ▁Crown ▁Marsh al , ▁with ▁Jó zef ▁Mik u ł owski -