Show SPEND FURLOUGHS AT HOME thousands of men front from trenches celebrate christmas at home london the people of london spent christmas in a depressing atmosphere mo sphere ol of tog fog and rain the tha city was filled with soldiers many thousands ot of mud veterans peterana vet erana from the trenches haying received a a short holiday leave tho the last ot of those these men on furlough arrived at the london terminal as is late as midday having been delayed by a rough passage across tho the channel which left many of 0 them still palo pale and miserable when they reached london the grent great charitable institutions celebrated the day with tremendous energy there thera was amplo ample provision for lonesome soldiers both home and colonial for the wounded for prisoners and interned allend and for the wives and fani Alles of tho the nien men at tho the front |