Show SPEND FURLOUGHS AT HOME Thousands of Men from Trenches S 5 S Celebrate Christmas at Home S London The The people people of or London spent Christmas In a depressing atmosphere atmosphere at at- 5 5 of or fog and rain The city was filled with soldiers many thousands thou thou- I sands of stained mud veterans from the trenches having received a short holiday leave The last of these men on furlough arrived at the London terminal as late as midday having been delayed by a rough passage across the chanS channel chan chan- S nd nel which left many of them still sUll stillS S pale and miserable when they reached London S Si The great charitable Institutions celebrated the day with tremendous energy There was ample provision for lonesome soldiers both home and colonial for the wounded for prisoners prison S ers and interned aliens and for the 5 S wives and families of the men at the 5 front |