Austria Annexes Land.

New York Times 100 years ago today, June 1, 1913:
Openly Takes Island Ada-Kalch from Turkish Authorities.
    VIENNA, May 22.— The fact that Austria-Hungary has been first to pick the spoils of the Balkan war has passed quite unnoticed by the European press, although it is likely that some agitation may be stirred up by the inevitable representations that will pass between Vienna and Constantinople.
    The territory that Austria has annexed to the empire is the Island of Ada-Kalch, on the Danube, near Orsova. As Turkey is ceding all territories west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies, this island was on the point of being claimed by Servia, although since 1878 Austria has kept a few soldiers there.
    Despite the smallness of the island, which is inhabited by a population of about 1,800, 500 of whom are Turks, the place has an important strategic value, especially in case of a conflict between Servia and Austria. The Austrian Cabinet, understanding this and fearful of a Servian initiative, this week ordered the annexation of the island through the Prefect of the Hungarian County of Krasso.
    The Prefect, accompanied by three Officials and five gendarmes, appeared on the island and read to the Turkish Governor a decree of the Hungarian Government, whereby he was instructed to proclaim the annexation of the island on behalf of the King of Hungary.
    The Turkish Governor declared that he had no instructions from his Government, and therefore refused to sign the protocol and take cognizance of the annexation. He at once left Ada-Kalch for Vienna to report the occurrence to the Turkish Ambassador.