but Russell didn’t do just that he said he believed the Gentile times were ending that year,
When and where did he say that?
To save you the trouble:
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/failed-1914-predictions.php
Hardly an example of amazing foresight ... they happened to mention a year and in hindsight changed the meaning to fit what was significant in history for reasons completely unconnected to their beliefs.
But they quote it ever more giving the impression that they somehow predicted the World War (which ironically, everyone apart from Russell believed was coming)