London, Feb. 16.
The Press Bureau, to-night, published Field Marshal Sir John French's first hi-weekly bulletin.
It affirms that since the successes obtained at La Baseéo there has been less activity. Nevertheless further progress has been made. A valuable point was secured without loss on the 13th and we consolidated our position on the ground gained. The enemy's losses were severe. The enemy attacked in the region of Yprea on the 14th and took a few trenches, which were recovered by counter-attacks, we capturing some prisoners.
Elsewhere on the front there has been increased artillery duelling in which our superiority was marked, direct hits being secured in several instances on the enemy's guns while much damage was done to his delayed usual, activity despite the
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