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Show Birth of Townshend Heir Robs Army Hero of Title Marchioness of Townshend, Who Has Never Been Presented at Court, and Who Recently Gave Birth to a Son. ; . 5 h y. i m, - v V I J i Defender of Kut-El-Amara Will Not Now Inherit the Marquisate. Special Cablr to The Tribune. LONDON, Aug. P.. Tho recent baptism of Viscount Kazuham, infant in-fant son of tlie manpiis and marchioness mar-chioness of Tow n.s li end, robs fci r Charles Townshend, the British defender defend-er of Kut-el-Anmra, now a j-risouer of war in Constantinople, of a marquisate. Vntil the birth of the heir, jcueral Townshend was tho sole heir to the mar-quisato mar-quisato of Townshend. His brother, the marquis, present holder of the title, is a dwarf. He was married eleven years aco to Gladys Ethel Sutherst, the daughter of a London barrister. The marriage was frowned on socially, and I the marchioness lias never been preeut-; preeut-; ed at court. It was considered unlikely that an heir would be born. |