aw ▁also ▁adopted ▁Wilson ' s ▁propos als ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁creating ▁a ▁Polish ▁state . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October , ▁General ▁von ▁Bes eler ▁had ▁con ferred ▁with ▁H inden burg ▁at ▁Berlin ▁and , ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁glo omy ▁military ▁situation , ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁Wars aw ▁ill ▁and ▁disp ir ited . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October , ▁he ▁handed ▁over ▁administration ▁to ▁Polish ▁civil ▁servants ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁transferred ▁the ▁command ▁over ▁Polish ▁forces ▁( which ▁by ▁then ▁included ▁the ▁Polish ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Army ) ▁to ▁the ▁Reg ency ▁Council . ▁ ▁However , ▁another ▁Polish ▁government ▁based ▁in ▁Lub lin ▁arose ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁Reg ency ' s ▁authority : ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁Ign acy ▁Das zy ński ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁" Pol ish ▁People ' s ▁Republic " ▁( T ym czas owy ▁R ząd ▁Lud owy ▁Repub li ki ▁Pol skiej ▁- ▁literally : ▁" Tem por ary ▁People ' s ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Republic "), ▁with ▁Das zy ński ▁himself ▁( a ▁Social ist ▁politician ▁and ▁formerly ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁parliament ) ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Edward ▁R yd z - Ś m ig ły ▁as ▁military ▁commander . ▁Mod er ates ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁who ▁now ▁hoped ▁for ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁General ▁Pi ł s ud ski , ▁who ▁was ▁still ▁held ▁in ▁cust ody ▁at ▁Mag de burg , ▁rep udi ated