, ▁which ▁then ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁take over ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁administration . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁revolution ▁in ▁Germany , ▁local ▁German ▁workers ▁began ▁to ▁form ▁their ▁own ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁a ▁Sold iers ' ▁Council ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁troops ▁station ed ▁locally . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Pol es ▁in ▁O str ów ▁created ▁two ▁organizations ▁of ▁their ▁own : ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Committee ▁and ▁a ▁youth ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁Communic ation ▁Services . ▁These ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Polish ▁Infantry ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Un il ater al ▁declaration ▁of ▁independent ▁republic ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁around ▁one ▁thousand ▁people ▁gathered ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁" C atholic ▁House ". ▁There , ▁W łod z im ierz ▁Lew and owski , ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁Land wehr , ▁ur ged ▁Polish ▁citizens ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁arms ▁against ▁the ▁German ▁Sold iers ' ▁Council . ▁The ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Committee , ▁however , ▁was ▁hoping ▁for ▁a ▁non - vi ol ent ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁Aleks ander ▁Dub is ki , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁" mar shal " ▁of ▁the ▁gather ing , ▁ur ged ▁the ▁crowd ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁general ▁pro clam ation ▁stating : ▁▁ ▁Over ▁a ▁thousand ▁soldiers ▁and ▁citizens ▁of ▁all ▁classes ▁have ▁decided ▁un anim ously ▁today ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Wilson ▁Plan ▁recognized ▁by ▁all ▁fighting ▁nations