Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1920 — U. S. DEBT IS CUT $705,660,000. [ARTICLE]

U. S. DEBT IS CUT $705,660,000.

Washington, April 2.—A reduction of $705,660,000 in the national debt, more than double the amount by which the debt was lowered during any previous month, was accomplished during March, the treasury reported tonight. The national debt now stands at $24,698,000,000.