Show GOVERNMENT I NT COST COSTIS IS 23 BILLIONS S Washington July 17 Government expenditures for tor the fiscal year en ending ln June Juno 30 amounted amount to of or which was in ordinary disbursements and in payments on tho the public debt according to a n preliminary statement i issued to tonight tonight tonight to- to night b by the treasury The Tho war var department led In the or ordinary ordinary l- l nary expenditures disbursing 1610 with Ith charged to federal control of railroads next and Interest on the thc public debt amounting to third The navy ranked second among departments expending and the shipping board third with j S |