New-York tribune., 1908-09-02
OBITUARY.
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN W. CLous.

Brigadier General John W Clous L s A. (re-
tred), died yesterday al ST. Luke's Hospital He
had been i'll for time General Clous had
made his home OF late at the Century Club. in
West 45d street He was an educator lawyer
and an engineer well an army officer ot
distinction. His birth occurred June p 1897, in
Wiirtemburg, Germany. his-father being civil
gineer, and his education received in the higher
schools Of his native land TO his fathers pro-
fession. He began the study of civil law there but
came 10 this country in 1856. Two years later he
recided to become soldier, and ne served rs a
private in Company X 9Th Infantry, L. s. A,
from 1857 to 1880. During the Civil War he was
in active service and from the ranks TO be
a first lieutenant. and also served as a reginerta
ouartermaster. He twice breveted for gall
lantry at Gettysburg. His advancement from
quartermaster sergeant to second lieutenant N 1867
for cool behavior In the reconstruction
period. 5'67, he adtutant general of the I'd
Military District under General Sickles. He be-
captain in the 2sth Infantry in 1861 In
1853 'ee he acting aide-de-camp to Major Cen
erel Sheridan in the Indian campaigns Of those
years.
While engaged in military duties Captain CIous had
continued his study Of law, paying especial attention
TO the relations of civil and military authorities ana
in 1870 he completed his law studies and was admit
ted to bar in Texas and later in the United
States Supreme Court. But he cont<lued IN the
frontier service. especially in Indian lighting uhtl
1885 He was then made major and judge aoVo-
cate and from 1886 1890 he was assistant TO the
judge advocate general of the army. For the sue
ceedins five years he served professor OF inter-
national and constitutional law at the West Point
Military Academy. He had been commended for
gallant conduct in the Indian campaign of 1872 and
when duty under General Mackenzie he had
aided in the survey of the "Staked Plains, in the
Texas Panhandle, using the training he secured
in Germany to map the country. He went to the
Department of the Lakes the staff OF General
I Merritt in 1886, and when General Merritt took
charge of the Department Of the East, in the
Spanish-American War in 1895, Colonel Clous was
with him Judge advocate He entered the active
service in that as a brigader general OF volun
teers and went with General Miles TO Porto Rico.
He served the commission for the evacuation
of Cuba secretary and counsel from August.
/ 1895. January. 1899. He was discharged from
the volunteers in March. 1899. and in February.
1901. became a colonel and judge advocate in the
regular army. He then the staff of Major
General Brooke. General CIous served as judge
advocate the trial by martial of Brigadier
General Hazen and Captain Obern NJ Carter
on May q 1901 he made brigadier general
and judge advocate general. and two days later
retired at his request after more than forty
years OF service.
He made his home therea fter in this city. He
was member OF the Loyal Legion, the Order of
Foreign Wars and the Military Order of the Span
tsh War His clubs were the Century and Army
and Navy. OF this city, and the Army and Navy,
Of Washington. General Cious versatile
man, and, besides his skill in other matters, was
an accomplished musician He widely read
and owned many books. He the author of
series of lectures military and martial law de-
He married Miss Caroline Strickle, of Dayton,
in