Blondie:
Russell died during the First World War, which he (and the Society) expected to escalate into Armageddon. So this wasn't a problem for Russell and didn't become a problem for the WTS until after the end of WWI. Hence Rutherford, in 1922, deceitfully changing the end of the Gentile Times to line up with the start of the war.
possible-san:
Of course it does not matter for die-hard JWs. Sadly, nothing does. Also, thanks for posting the QFR.
The QFR is nonsense, of course. The Society is faced with a huge problem, and the '72 QFR is an attempt to circumvent it. Rutherford attempted to circumvent the problem by changing the end date for the Gentile Times.
There are two important points in all of this, imo, and neither is changed by the '72 QFR.
First, the start of WWI has NOTHING to do with the ride of the "fiery-colored" horse. The Society establishes this fact in the '86 WT when they say that the horsemen could not have started their "ride" until AFTER October, 1914.
So here's the question for JWs: How did the fiery-colored horse 'take peace away from the earth' (which Revelation said he would) when the earth was already embroiled in a WORLD war?
Second (and perhaps most important), the WTS has outright lied to keep up the pretense that the outbreak of WWI was a result of the end of the Gentile Times in autumn, 1914:
Well, after the end of the Gentile Times in 1914 man’s rule brought on two world wars and an era of violence surpassing even that of Noah’s days before the flood. --WT 10/15/1968 p.627
I've said before and will no doubt say again: All doctrine aside, the Watchtower Society is a LIAR ORGANIZATION. This fact alone conclusively proves they do NOT have "the truth", they are NOT the "true religion", and they CANNOT possibly be "God's organization".