The British gain ground in the angle between the Ancre and the Somme.
East Africa:—A British success near Manunga (160 miles south of Lake Nyassa).
H.M.S. Rhododendron (sloop) is sunk by a submarine in the North Sea.
May 7 (Tues.)
The Peace of Bucharest is signed between the Central Powers and Roumania.
Mesopotamia:—General Marshall occupies Kirkuk (110 miles south-east of Mosul) (see May 24).
May 8 (Wed.)
Nicaragua declares war on Germany.
May 10 (Fri.)