1 9 1 6 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 ); ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Major ▁General ▁Stanis laus ▁Graf ▁S ze pty cki ▁( A pril ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 ); ▁and ▁the ▁Infantry ▁General ▁ ▁( 1 ▁March ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁authorities ▁within ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁( 1 4 ▁January ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁included ▁ ▁W ac law ▁Niem oj owski , ▁Crown ▁Marshall ▁( 1 4 ▁January ▁– ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ); ▁Deput y ▁Marshall ▁Jó zef ▁Mik u ł owski - P om or ski ; ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Reg ency ▁Council ▁( 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 ), ▁Arch bishop ▁Aleks ander ▁K ak owski , ▁Prince ▁Z dz is ław ▁Lub om ir ski , ▁and ▁Jó zef ▁Ost row ski . ▁ ▁B orders ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁Central ▁Pow ers ▁refused ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁Polish ▁borders . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Following ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁taking ▁power ▁in ▁Russia ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁some ▁Polish ▁polit icians ▁s ided ▁with ▁Germany ▁as ▁the ▁" last ▁bul w ark ▁of ▁order " ▁against ▁the ▁B ols